C7

They looked terrible, and their voices were shrill, and they stretched out their hands to me as if to drag me to hell with them.

I was so frightened that I immediately retreated, but they all pounced on me and grabbed my neck. Their dark red eyes met mine, and they were filled with hatred and unwillingness.

"You won't be able to escape, you won't be able to!" They screamed with excitement, but the feeling of suffocation slowly washed over me and engulfed me …

"Wake up, An Ran." Suddenly, someone kept calling out my name, trying to pull me back from this terrifying dream of despair. "An Ran, wake up!"

Then, I suddenly felt a chill seep into my forehead. Then, the three wraiths in front of me shrieked sinisterly and retreated backwards. Gradually, they moved further and further away from me, until they disappeared …

I let out a long breath and finally woke up. The lights in my bedroom were all on, and Zhuo Yue was sitting by my bed, looking at me with concern.

Even though I had woken up, I could not recover from my fear. I looked at him numbly for a long time before I opened my mouth.

"I know." His slender fingers pressed against my lips, stopping my narration. He then passed me a cup of hot water before saying softly, "It's a nightmare. It's just a nightmare."

His voice was clear and soothing, and then he told me not to think about it.

"No, it's them. They've come to take revenge on me." I shook my head violently, getting more and more excited as I spoke, and finally I took Zhuo Yue's hand and cried out.

Zhuo Yue was about to say something when I suddenly thought of something. I looked at him and said, "Zhuo Yue, tell me the truth. Did someone fall to his death in front of us at the hospital?"

He did not deny that he seemed to have lost all interest.

I didn't think too much about it because I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, and I didn't believe that the good Zhuo Yue in my heart would die. But now, I feel extremely terrified. Just how much endurance does a person have to be able to disregard three lives?

At this thought, I couldn't help but shrink back.

"An Ran, you have to understand that I didn't kill the person."

He wanted to explain himself, but his eyes flashed and he gave up the idea of trying to explain himself. He held his forehead and sighed before saying, "Forget it, you rest. I'll guard you."

Perhaps, I really couldn't blame him. At that moment, I smelt an extremely strong stench of blood. Such a strong smell of blood would definitely not be able to be saved. But I just find it hard to believe that such a beautiful person could have such a ruthless heart.

He shouldn't be like this …

I shut my eyes weakly, my mind a mess, my body dead tired but unable to sleep.

I did not expect that in the act of pretending to be asleep, Zhuo Yue, whom I thought was hard of heart, would gently wipe the sweat off my forehead. Her movements were so light and delicate, as if I were some precious, fragile object.

Just what kind of person is he? He has clearly neglected my existence for more than ten years, why is he suddenly treating me so well now?

Perhaps Zhuo Yue's meticulous care made my nerves relax a lot, and I soon fell asleep.

When I woke up, it was already noon. Luckily I didn't have any classes this morning, otherwise I would have been taught a lesson.

So I stretched and went downstairs. Zhuo Yue had her back to me as she busied herself at the bar. I didn't bother him, but chose a window seat and sat down.

There were too many things that happened yesterday, and even though I slept soundly, I still felt a little dizzy.

So I turned on my cell phone and went up to look at some messages.

He didn't expect that the moment he opened his Wechat Moment, it would be filled with a commotion. Everyone reprinted a message: A man from the Nonghua Administration Courtyard had his tongue cut and was in unbearable pain. He actually grabbed his mother and best friend and jumped off the building together …

Curious for a moment, I reached for the picture. But when I saw that picture, my heart stopped for a few seconds, and cold sweat began to form on my forehead …

It turns out that the boy who fell to his death yesterday was the boy who harassed me last time. His tongue was cut off, but I received half of his tongue earlier …

Did they really go crazy last night to jump off a building?

Others might not know, but I was actually there, and I always felt that there should be someone else there, someone I couldn't see.

I didn't dare to go back to those bloody pictures. I didn't see them with my own eyes, but I could imagine how tragic it was.

However, without any warning, they automatically jumped out and magnified themselves. The corners of the dead man's mouth even slightly curled up, making a strange arc.

In a moment of panic, I pressed my cell phone with both hands, but the program wouldn't budge. Then I saw them open their mouths again and repeat, "You can't, you can't …"

"Ah!" Frightened, I screamed and threw the phone away.

I suddenly understood why Zhuo Yue had insisted on blocking my eyes. They weren't simply dying, they were giving off a strange feeling, and this was more than my little heart could bear.

"Here."

Zhuo Yue walked in front of me and handed me her phone. I stole a glance at it to make sure nothing was out of the ordinary before taking it.

I let out a long sigh, thought for a long time, and then asked him if I could stay here for a few more days until I found the right house.

Zhuo Yue nodded and didn't ask me anything.

However, I was indeed frightened by the strange thing that happened a moment ago, so I didn't have the courage to think about it for now.

It was noon, and the hot sun gave me some sense of security, so I decided to go back to the dormitory now to pack.

But Zhuo Yue insisted on following me, saying that he had a car, so it would be more convenient.

He drove me to the dormitory building. To be honest, I still had a little shadow over the dorm. After all, I was frightened by the strange experience that rotten Zhu Xiaofei gave me. But when Zhuo Yue asked if she would accompany me, I refused.

What a joke, all the girls living upstairs are from our department. If they know that their Prince Charming is so close to me and doesn't skin me alive, then how am I supposed to hang around the school in the future?

Maybe my bad luck ran out, and I managed to get into Zhuo Yue's house without any mishap until I packed my bags and went downstairs.

However, in the afternoon, Zhuo Yue changed to a motorcycle and drove me to school. My repeated rejections were denied by Zhuo Yue on the grounds of safety. He originally thought that he would stop right in front of the school gate, but instead, he directly rode to the front of the school building.

A lot of people saw us, but Zhuo Yue seemed to be doing it on purpose, and held my hand until we entered the classroom.

"Extraordinary, don't be fooled by her!" As soon as we entered the classroom, a girl who looked like a doll stepped in front of us. She held up her cellphone for Zhuo Yue to see. "Look, the school's Tieba Bar has already revealed what kind of stuff she is."

Tieba? My heart skipped a beat and I immediately snatched the phone away. I found that there was an unusually popular post in the Tieba. It was filled with me and there were also a lot of photos of me naked at the bottom.

Moreover, the OP swore to ensure that the content was true. If there were any lies, he would be hit by a car outside!

With this tone, who else could it be other than that rotten Zhu Xiaofei?

This rotten person always swore that he would be hit by a car. Did she really think she was a traffic policeman!?

I immediately flew into a rage. First, I found someone to force me, then posted a slander. This was probably what she meant by 'I regret'! I'm so glad I didn't make it, or else this bitch would have dug me such a hole!

"There's nothing left to say, you shameless woman!" The girl looked at me with disdain, but she looked bashfully at Zhuo Yue.

For a woman to be able to change her expression and emotions so quickly, this really broadens my horizons. I was worried that there was no place for me to lose my temper, so I tried to vent it on her. However, Zhuo Yue squeezed my hand tightly and snatched the phone away from the girl. She swung her arm and smashed it against the opposite wall.

The phone immediately shattered into pieces on the floor. He probably felt that it wasn't enough, so he grabbed the girl's collar, glared at her with a ferocious expression and said, "I don't like to hit women, don't force me to make an exception."

After she finished speaking, Zhuo Yue even took out a tissue to wipe her hands to express her disgust towards her. She casually threw out a card, meaning that it was her phone's compensation.

This girl must have liked Zhuo Yue, otherwise she wouldn't have exposed me so hysterically.

But Zhuo Yue gave her back the palm she had prepared to slap me with, it was a slap to her face. To be insulted by someone she liked, it was thousands of times heavier than a few slaps.

"You!" The girl's big eyes were filled with tears, and her tone softened, "Extraordinary. I'm just doing this for your own good. I don't want you to be tricked by this woman."

"I'm not familiar with you, don't call me that. Also …" He led me around the girl as if it were a matter of course. "I don't need to know my woman's personality from other people."

My mind went blank at once, not just because Zhuo Yue said I was his woman, but because she was moved by the latter part of the sentence.

Even if everyone says I'm not good, even if someone takes something to discredit me, to insult me.

However, he still believed in me from the start, and even took the initiative to stand in front of me to help me resist those vicious attacks.

I felt as if something had suddenly scratched my heart. It was obviously light, but it seemed to be related to my life.

At this moment, my phone vibrates violently. I pick it up and see that it's a text message from that suitor.

Even though it was just a short message, I could feel his rage through the screen: 'An Ran, how dare you betray me?